| Scientific Name | Asclepias texana | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Milkweed ( Asclepiadaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals, flowers in umbel clusters
Upright 10-40 cm. Flower: Bright white, petals sharply reflexed, below an elongated pedestal. Long, curving horns arch over the central column. Leaves: Lance-like leaves on petioles, many in opposite pairs. Seedpod: Erect on erect pedicel. Seeds hairy. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 72 | |||||||||||||
May - August
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